[Part 3]- AS02: Popular music

Question 1

What are the styles of 60s rock music ? [6]

Answer 1

• hard rock music
• folk rock music
• protest rock music
• surf rock music
• psychedelic rock music
• roots rock music

Question 2

This is a question, about the psychedelic rock music of the 1960s.

Identify three features of DR SMITH from this musical genre.

Answer 2

• D-dynamics- N/A varied
• R- rhythm- repetitive on beat-rhythms, with a use of syncopation and triplets
• S-structure- a verse and chorus structure
• M-melody- a melody that has contrasting vocal ranges, for verse and chorus material, with a repetitive melody that has wider leaps in the chorus
• I-instrumentation- a rock band an organ, with a guitar and bass play tampers like drones
• T-texture- a texture that ranges from transparent to dense, with a use of improvisation across instruments
• H-harmony- a harmony, with a small number of chords used; sometimes only one chord could be used- to imitate the harmonic framework, of Indian Music’s static harmony

Question 3

What’s the dynamics, of the psychedelic rock music, of the 1960s?

Answer 3

• D-dynamics- N/A varied

Question 4

What’s the rhythm, of the psychedelic rock music, of the 1960s ?

Hint: repetitive

Answer 4

• R- rhythm- repetitive on beat-rhythms, with a use of syncopation and triplets

Question 5

What’s the structure, of the psychedelic rock music, of the 1960s?

Answer 5

• S-structure- a verse and chorus structure

Question 6

What’s the melody, of the psychedelic rock music, of the 1960s?

Answer 6

• M-melody- a melody that has contrasting vocal ranges, for verse and chorus material
• ; the melody, could also have a repetitive melody that has wider leaps in the chorus and, is largely stepwise in verse

Question 7

What’s the instrumentation, of the psychedelic rock music, of the 1960s?

Answer 7

• I-instrumentation- a rock band an organ, with a guitar and bass play tampers like drones

Question 8

What’s the texture, of the psychedelic rock music, of the 1960s ?

Hint: not melody and accompanient

Answer 8

• T-texture- a texture that ranges from transparent to dense, with a use of improvisation across instruments

Question 9

What’s the harmony, of the psychedelic rock music, of the 1960s ?

Hint: small number of chords

Answer 9

• H-harmony- a harmony, with a small number of chords used
• ; sometimes only one chord could be used- to imitate the harmonic framework, of Indian Music’s static harmony

Question 10

What’s the tempo and metre, of the psychedelic rock music, of the 1960s?

Answer 10

• tempo- 90-110 bpm
• metre- 4/4, with a use of triplets that suggest compound metre [meaning the beats are divided into three]

Question 11

What can you tell me, about surf rock music, of the 1960s ?

Hint: close

Answer 11

• a close harmony in vocals
• lead singers, using falsetto
• a use of organ solo, and guitar solo
• and a use of chords: I, IV and V- reflecting not only rock and roll, but the blues influence [from the 1950s]

Question 12

What are the styles of 70s rock music ? [7]

Answer 12

• glam rock
• hard rock
• progressive rock
• hard rock
• art rock
• heavy metal rock
• punk rock

Question 13

This is a question, about the progressive rock music of the 1970s.

Identify three features of DR SMITH from this musical genre.

Answer 13

• D-dynamics- varied and dramatic dynamics, that are linked to the story telling of progressive rock music
• R-rhythm- irregular patterns in the rhythm, with a use of syncopation [beats 2 and 4]
• S-structure- the structure is typically more free, than verse and chorus forms, with an organic structure
• M-melody- some use of repetition in the melody; there is an extensive use of improvisation
• I-instrumentation- a rock band line-up, plus additional instruments to exchange the drama and storytelling of progressive rock
• T-texture- melody and accompaniment
• H-harmony- both functional and non-functional harmonies

Question 14

What are the dynamics, of the progressive rock music of the 1970s?

Answer 14

• D-dynamics- varied and dramatic dynamics, that are linked to the story telling of progressive rock music

Question 15

What’s the rhythm, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s?

Answer 15

• R-rhythm- irregular patterns in the rhythm, with a use of syncopation [beats 2 and 4]

Question 16

What’s the structure, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s?

Answer 16

• S-structure- the structure is typically more free, than verse and chorus forms, with an organic structure
• ; the structure could also be through-composed [meaning sections never repeat]

Question 17

What’s the melody, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s ?

Hint: extensive

Answer 17

• M-melody- some use of repetition in the melody; there is an extensive use of improvisation

Question 18

What else can you tell me about the melody, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s ?

Answer 18

• M-melody- pieces were typically performance pieces, rather than participation pieces.
• this meant, the music wasn’t focused on a hook

Question 19

What’s the instrumentation, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s?

Answer 19

• I-instrumentation- a rock band line-up, plus additional instruments to exchange the drama and storytelling of progressive rock

Question 20

What’s the texture, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s?

Answer 20

• T-texture- melody and accompaniment, and the texture is more varied, than standard rock

Question 21

What else can you tell me about the texture, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s ?

Answer 21

• T-texture- the texture has close harmony vocals, with solos or in unison

Question 22

What’s the harmony, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s ?

Answer 22

• H-harmony- both functional and non-functional harmonies

Question 23

What else can you tell me, about the harmony, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s ?

Answer 23

• H-harmony- a harmony with chord extensions and a use of dissonance, for drama

Question 24

What’s the tempo and metre, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s?

Answer 24

• tempo- varied and changing tempo
• metre- an imaginative use of metre, uses of a shifting metre and, asymmetric metres

Question 25

What’s the tonality, of the progressive rock music, of the 1970s?

Answer 25

• tonality- use of modulation, to related and unrelated keys and a use of: major, minor and modal tonalities